the henry assault saga: part 3
HENRY ASSAULT DUO CLAIM INNOCENCE
MANCHESTER- The Singaporean duo allegedly involved in the assault on Arsenal striker Thierry Henry are claiming innocence, saying that the Highbury star had provoked them into action.
In a statement released by their lawyer Davinder Singh, the pair said "We're only human. The stuff he was saying was unbelievable. We believed at that time that we had to defend the honour of the club when Henry said Manchester United was the poorer side in the FA Cup final. We all know who played the better game and deserved to win it that day in Cardiff."
In statements released by the police, it is believed the Arsenal skipper, usually a model professional, was a bit tipsy from his drinking session and started insulting the pair for wearing Manchester United replica kits. Witnesses in the pub claim that the French international had gone overboard by bashing the players whose names were printed on the replica jersey, calling Alan Smith a "washed up striker" and Gabriel Heinze a "wild animal who should be caged". He also branded them a "bunch of pansies."
The pair left the bar without saying a word, but the bartender claims both were as "livid as Sir Alex Ferguson on a really bad match day".
WENGER CONDEMNS MILITANT UNITED FANS
When approached for comment, Arsene Wenger was defensive of his star striker, claiming there was no way a model professional like Thierry Henry could have drunken himself into such a state. "Thierry eats, sleeps and breathes football. He does not like to indulge in excesses, and I find it hard to believe he could have drunk so much," claims Wenger. He then went on criticizing the 2 assailants and Manchester United for encouraging a "militant and hooligan culture which has no place in the beautiful game." "United should be ashamed that they have such militant fans. We won that game fair and square. In the end, the better team at penalties won. I hope this puts the matter to bed," the Highbury boss said rather agitatedly.
Back at Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson was defensive of the 2 attackers. "They're young lads. Young ones tend to react to injustice pretty strongly, just look at Wayne's red card against Villareal. While such behaviour should not be tolerated by society, it makes the game of football so much more interesting. And I'm pretty glad they stood up for the club and the players. Alan Smith and Gabriel Heinze offered to send them autographed jerseys! It was a shame we couldn't win at Cardiff, but like they say in football, the ball is round. Arsenal were very lucky that day, but we'll not worry about it and show our own class on the pitch," Sir Alex said rather graciously.
General opinion around the Old Trafford outfit on hearing the comments made by Henry pretty much swayed their sympathies towards the pair. "Reyes was whining that he got kicked off the pitch here at Old Trafford; what about me at Cardiff? We were playing some smashing football," said Cristiano Ronaldo. "Their only form player was Lehmann, and while Reyes did get a red, I believe it didn't reflect the roughness of the Arsenal players." Alan Smith just snarled when asked for comment.
(edited by Chu, 2005)
MANCHESTER- The Singaporean duo allegedly involved in the assault on Arsenal striker Thierry Henry are claiming innocence, saying that the Highbury star had provoked them into action.
In a statement released by their lawyer Davinder Singh, the pair said "We're only human. The stuff he was saying was unbelievable. We believed at that time that we had to defend the honour of the club when Henry said Manchester United was the poorer side in the FA Cup final. We all know who played the better game and deserved to win it that day in Cardiff."
In statements released by the police, it is believed the Arsenal skipper, usually a model professional, was a bit tipsy from his drinking session and started insulting the pair for wearing Manchester United replica kits. Witnesses in the pub claim that the French international had gone overboard by bashing the players whose names were printed on the replica jersey, calling Alan Smith a "washed up striker" and Gabriel Heinze a "wild animal who should be caged". He also branded them a "bunch of pansies."
The pair left the bar without saying a word, but the bartender claims both were as "livid as Sir Alex Ferguson on a really bad match day".
WENGER CONDEMNS MILITANT UNITED FANS
When approached for comment, Arsene Wenger was defensive of his star striker, claiming there was no way a model professional like Thierry Henry could have drunken himself into such a state. "Thierry eats, sleeps and breathes football. He does not like to indulge in excesses, and I find it hard to believe he could have drunk so much," claims Wenger. He then went on criticizing the 2 assailants and Manchester United for encouraging a "militant and hooligan culture which has no place in the beautiful game." "United should be ashamed that they have such militant fans. We won that game fair and square. In the end, the better team at penalties won. I hope this puts the matter to bed," the Highbury boss said rather agitatedly.
Back at Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson was defensive of the 2 attackers. "They're young lads. Young ones tend to react to injustice pretty strongly, just look at Wayne's red card against Villareal. While such behaviour should not be tolerated by society, it makes the game of football so much more interesting. And I'm pretty glad they stood up for the club and the players. Alan Smith and Gabriel Heinze offered to send them autographed jerseys! It was a shame we couldn't win at Cardiff, but like they say in football, the ball is round. Arsenal were very lucky that day, but we'll not worry about it and show our own class on the pitch," Sir Alex said rather graciously.
General opinion around the Old Trafford outfit on hearing the comments made by Henry pretty much swayed their sympathies towards the pair. "Reyes was whining that he got kicked off the pitch here at Old Trafford; what about me at Cardiff? We were playing some smashing football," said Cristiano Ronaldo. "Their only form player was Lehmann, and while Reyes did get a red, I believe it didn't reflect the roughness of the Arsenal players." Alan Smith just snarled when asked for comment.
(edited by Chu, 2005)
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